This is the dramatic moment a brave police officer saves a five-year-old boy after he fell from a third floor balcony, writes dailymail.co.uk.

CCTV footage shows people looking above to where the child is precariously balanced and three police officers rushing around trying to figure out how best to catch the little one.

The policemen can be seen trying to use a carpet found nearby, but realising that won’t work, one of the officers holds out his arms to catch the child as he falls.

The young boy can be seen plummeting from an apartment in Assiut, Egypt, but remarkably is uninjured from the horrific fall.

Yet the courageous police officer who catches the petrified boy is taken to hospital for treatment. 

Following the rescue, the three officers were honoured by the regional governor, Yasser El-Desouky.

Not only were the policeman praised for their actions, they were also given financial rewards.

They were honoured for their ‘humane role’ in savings the boy’s life.

The incident took place on February 17.